Combination table and chair



May 24, 193 G. MAJCHER COMBINATION TA'BLE AND CHAIR Filed May 31, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet ,zz d.

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COMBINATION TAELE-AND CHAIR Filed May 31, 1930 I 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 ATTORNEY Patented May '24, 1932 mptiness, orlmxn -sawxewmsmmma;q, r: i

j COMBINATION TABL a-nbgonnm j Application filed Ma .31, 1930; SerialK994582372 i This invention relates furnitureand has for an object the provision of a combination article of furniture which will include a table and a nuinber of chairs or seats arranged as a unit and constructed so that the chairs may be moved into and outiof' position for use.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an article of the above character in which the chairs may be normally arranged below and within the circumference of the,

table top, novel means being provided for mounting the chairs and yieldingly holding them'beneath the top in' such manner that they may be readily brought into position for use.

Another object of the invention is the pro vision of a pedestal table having novel means for connecting the pedestal and top, together with a removable shelf or stand capable of being positioned above the top. V

With the above and otherobjects in view,

the invention further-includes the following" novel features and details of construction, to

. be hereinafter more fully described, illu s-,.

trated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

Figure 6 is a detail. bottom plan viewof.

one of the chairs and the adjacent portion of its arm. r V Figure 7 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view on the line 7-7 ofFigure 1.

Referring to the drawings in detail wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts,- the referencecharacter 10 indicates the pedestal of'the table which is shown as hollow and of octagonalconfigurw tion'. The pedestal however may be of any other suitable form, for example it maybe cylindrical." Thebottom of the pedestal provided with radially-extending sp acetolribs 11 which sprovide thepedestal. Q'Ehejrtbs. 11 are and; rearwardly inclined faces from which extendgs lotsor openings :12 and theseopen-j ings are preferably? "provided, at I their router V 1 ends with plates 13 which are'securedi tothef naclined faces: of the ribs.

number" of these ribs may be provided. I V :Eiyotaztliy mounted upon: pins 14a whi clh ex tend transversely through the opening 1 2: are" arm-s15- Thesearmsi-extenct outwardly and are-iprevided laterally; disposed extensions 16 whose outerrends 'c'arry chazirs Jz'Z; f V. V Theachairs' maybei'of aniy' desired type and provided? with i, backer: 18.x ,L EXGGHdiiDlgKGlJGW-HP "ward'lyi-fromfpliates 19 secured to the; bottom of the chasirsl'are SDIZUdS QQF, theselstud's extend within openingsfll provided: iaireyes 22- carried; at the outer extremities of the. ex-

tensi'o nsl lid off the: chair supporting 'lif desired,ln-uts %5Eorothersuitablegdevicesfmay i i 7 bevprovid'edi for retaining the upon. the 5 1 arms. 7 'lihe inner en ds of the arms I5; are provided i with angular extensionswflt w hieh' extend through tlreg-epenings- 12 into the pedestal; These extensions are adapted to engage shoulders 25- provided upon the upper free endsof spring tongues 26; @ne-of these.

shown at] 27.- The; upper? ends of theto'n gues areprovided with I incl'ined portions: '28, so that when the chairs are movedfrom the full line position to thedotted l ne position as shown in Figure of"the the ex tensions 24 will enga ge 'theirrel ined portions I 28* of' the tongues; and force the latter i11-- 9 ward. The extensionsp wi l l then-V engage theshoulders25- so that-tthei chairs' wil l -re in v the el'ott'ed line position until 1 forced j outward. TIie -eXtensiOns-Qd 'will then -ride" I off of the; shoulders and war engage feet-and act to stabilize:

provided with upwardly 7 Q tongues:'isisecurecl 'within the pedestal a l-l the, 'i inner enda' ofeach: iof the openings 5112',

shouldersor,stops flliprovided at theinner ends of; theopenlin-gs The -chairs will- 3, thenbe-hel'djin a-lhori faonta-l-positiorig V v 'l h'e tabletop 'w-ich -is indieatecl atiBO is 7' preview Zwithia 05f angular-br'ackets53l; 1

These brackets extend downwardly within the pedestal "and are provided withspaced ribs 82 which enter grooves 33. These grooves extend downwardly over the top of the'pedestal upon the insideof the latter and I 'act'to prevent independent rotary movement of the top 30. Fasteningdev'ices 33 extend j "into the pedestal and engage the brackets 31 so as to prevent upward movement of the device. f v :1.

The top of thet'able is PrOVided Witha socket .or opening 34; which is normally covered by a 'pivotally'mountedcove'r plate 35.

' .Removably positioned withintheopeningor socketBis the reduced extension'36 of a pedestal'37, the latter carrying a shelf or 1 stand 38. ,Thisishelf or stand is thus re-' movably mounted upon the top of the table p and when not in use,-the cover plate 85 may be swung into positionto close theflopening inthe top of the table The'shelfor stand openings therein, 1 arms pivotally mount-e within the openings; lateralextensions at the outer-sends, of thearms; seats atthe outer ends of said'extensions,v means withinthe pedestal and engagedby the arms to yieldingly holdthe same againstpivotal movement, and meanslocated in the path of the inner ends of the-arms to pivotal moVementin one direction; 7 a

In testimony whereof I: allix fmvsignature. GUST MAJGHER.

38 maybe providedwith a suitable o a ment 39. s

The invention is susceptible :of various ,iwchanges in-its fornn'proportions' and minor details ofconstruction and the right-is'here- T in reserved to'make' such changes asproperly V fall withinvthe scope of the appended claims. a r

Having described" the invention whatris claimed is 1. Incombinatioma table top,:a pedestal; V supporting the top, said *pedestal'.having 'I' openingsytherein', arms pivotally mounted s withinthe openings, seatsfattheouter ends @of the arms, means withinithe pedestal and engaged by the :arms. toyieldingly hold the saine 'against pivotal -movement,; and means 7 armsto limit tlQILQ located in the path of the inner. ends of the pivotal movement in one direc- 2. In'c0mbi'nati011, i Pr p'eds/tal a supporting :the top, said' pedes'talr having it 7 openings therein arms 'pivota-lly mounted I withinthe openings, seats at 'theouten ends 7 7 It ofr the arms spring'tongnes located \at' the finner" ends of, the openings shoulders pro-h vided upon'the tongues for engagementby the innerendsofthe arms toyieldinglylhold V the sameag'ainst outward pivotal movement,

1 and 'meansloca'tedin the path of theinner ,s

'ends'of the. arms to; limit "pivotal movement in? one direction.

v 5. In combination; aitahle top, pedestal supporting. the top," said pedestal hav'ing 5; openings 1 therein, arms: pivotally mounted within the openings, seats atthe outer ends of the arms, angularlyidisposed extremities I attheginner'endsofzthe arms,'means within the pedestal to engage the angular extremia ties and yi'eldingly holdthe arms against out supporting the top; said pedestal havin 

